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As the sun sets, a Florida Keys bonefish guide, right. points his angler to a bonefish on fly tackle off Islamorada in the  Florida Keys. More than 200 International Game Fish Association saltwater world records have been set in the Florida Keys. Photo by Bob Krist/Florida Keys News Bureau
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A sailfish leaps while hooked up to an angler's line off Islamorada in the Florida Keys. A highly prized catch-and-release gamefish, sailfish is one of a myriad of saltwater species that attract visitors to the Keys on a year-round basis. The Keys features a diversity of sportfishing opportunities, ranging from deep water angling for blue marlin to flats fishing for bonefish and tarpon. Photo by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau
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A young boy is fascinated with a sailfish as the angler and crew members aboard the Class Action, display the fish for a photo after it was caught off Islamorada in the Florida Keys. The fish was subsequently released alive to fight again another day. Photo by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau
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A Florida Keys flats guide idles away from the dock during the dawn of a new day in Islamorada, Fla. Featuring an angling diversity found in few saltwater sportfishing destinations, Islamorada is known as the "Sportfishing Capital of the World." Photo by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau
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Angler Vic Gaspeny winds on a swordfish aboard the Catch 22 while fishing off Islamorada in the Florida Keys on the Catch 22 during daylight hours. Photo by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau
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A swordfish leaps on the end of a line during daylight hours while being reeled in by Vic Gaspeny  while fishing off Islamorada in the Florida Keys on the Catch 22. Photo by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau
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Richard Stanczyk, left, owner of Bud N' Mary's Marina in Islamorada, Fla., holds a swordfish caught during daylight hours by Vic Gaspeny, right,  while fishing off Islamorada in the Florida Keys on the Catch 22. Stanczyk and Gaspeny pioneered daytime swordfishing off the Florida Keys. Photo by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau
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Visitors to Robbie's Marina in Islamorada can hand feed tarpon right off the dock. A highly prized Florida Keys gamefish, the origin of tarpon date back to prehistoric times. They are know to anglers for their aerial acrobatics. Photo by Bob Krist/Florida Keys News Bureau
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A brown pelican uses a boat's outboard motor as an unusual perch while surveying surroundings at Bud N' Mary's Fishing Marina Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in Islamorada in the Florida Keys. Photo by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau

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